colorado is the leanest state, mississippi is the heftiest
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http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/
where is your state ranked? what do you think of studies like this?
**edited for typo
where is your state ranked? what do you think of studies like this?
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I live in Mississippi.0
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Texas is 13 th0
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i'm in colorado.
but that doesn't mean i don't still have 60 pounds to lose, haha. but really, it makes sense that CO is so lean - almost EVERYONE spends weekends in the mountains. in the summer, hiking and in the winter, skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, etc. it is very easy to be healthy here. 0 -
Montana is ranked 43rd.0
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Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.0
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12 North Carolina
oh boy. and we're a pretty uneducated state here too so we have that going for us :-(0 -
Alabama is ranked 31st0
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]Alabama is ranked 31st
ok... wait....
goes back to look......
Alabama is 2nd.0 -
Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!
What I see has La at 5th0 -
Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:0
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Arizona is 30th. If I lived in Mississippi, I'd have a hard time keeping slim. So much good food there! Po' Boys, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Hush Puppies. Oh the hush puppies!0
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Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!
What I see has La at 5th
I see LA as 5th too0 -
LWatson43, unfortunately 'bama is 2nd.
Georgia is 17th ??? I better get my eyes checked.
Dollars to donuts; take out all the gay men from the survey and we'll be top 5 for sure. LOL0 -
Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:
I was thinking #1 was good, but its most obese so we got worse, LOL....
but not much worse I guess..0 -
Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.
WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!
What I see has La at 5th
I see LA as 5th too
whew.
(and I KNEW there was no way Alabama was so low *fist pump to my Southern Cousins*)0 -
LWatson43, unfortunately 'bama is 2nd.
Georgia is 17th ??? I better get my eyes checked.
Dollars to donuts; take out all the gay men from the survey and we'll be top 5 for sure. LOL
DANGIT don't make me laugh like that when I have to pee every 5 minutes0 -
Utah 44! Woot!! There are tons of fun outdoor activities here!0
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Wyoming...38th, unchanged from last year. Could have fooled me with as many larger people I see walking around, I thought we'd be ranked higher.0
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I'm from Illinois too.Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:0 -
New Mexico has moved to 34 from 36. I would believe it. But are we really more obeese than New Hampshire?0
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Arizona is 30th. If I lived in Mississippi, I'd have a hard time keeping slim. So much good food there! Po' Boys, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Hush Puppies. Oh the hush puppies!
That food is all courtesy of Louisiana...0 -
I'm from Texas, but living in Colorado.. It takes forever to get used to living high altitude. Kicks your but when running cause you can't breath.0
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I live in Arkansas, and as of this past Saturday I am no longer obese!!! (Just Overweight he he)
One more reason we love to say Thank God for Mississippi!! :laugh:0 -
Nevada. A three way tie for #31. We have lots of outdoor activities all year round. But then again we also have the Rib Cook Off, the Chicken Wing Cook off, and the Italian Food Festival.0
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I'm from Texas, but living in Colorado.. It takes forever to get used to living high altitude. Kicks your but when running cause you can't breath.
Too true... until you get back down to sea level and you can run for miles and miles and leave everyone else in the dust!!! Hahaha. Always pick a destination race! LOL.0 -
i'm in colorado. but that doesn't mean i don't still have 60 pounds to lose, haha. but really, it makes sense that CO is so lean - almost EVERYONE spends weekends in the mountains. in the summer, hiking and in the winter, skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, etc. it is very easy to be healthy here.
Not to mention, its all anerobic cause there is no oxegen here, lol. Kicks your but if your not used to it. Added 2 min to my run time when i got stationed here.
Oh I must add that there are A LOT of military in Colorado, there are 5 bases in Colorado Springs alone.0 -
I moved from Florida (#38) to California (#41) looks like they are nearly identical in percentage...less than 1% difference! Not sure how to feel about that? People are equally fat in each location?0
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I am in MS...I am not obese. Just a point or two from normal!!0
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I am in Colorado...always something healthy to do around here...originally from Arkansas though...been in CO for 11 years now so I am pretty used to the altitude...sure does make working out in AR a lot easier when I am there!0
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Virginia (#31), better than last year (#28) - so that's good!
It's interesting that for the most part the northeast states are some of the thinnest. Hawaii makes sense, if it's hot and you're by the ocean, you're either in shirts/tank or a bathing suit - although i guess other places fall into that category too but don't rank the same way..0
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